Marketing Tactics

According to Kraft's Executive Vice President and President, Beverages Dino Bianco, this agreement offers the opportunity for expanded distribution across multiple channels, and is another example of Kraft's focus on long-term growth in action.

Over the past decade, the food buying habits of Hispanics have begun to mirror those of American consumers as a whole, and U.S. marketers must be aware of various emerging trends if they seek to effectively reach the increasingly influential Latino consumer segment

Because it's clear that homemade still matters, McCormick is collecting and sharing mealtime stories, tips and recipes from Americans who are cooking a meal with flavor and family at its heart.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation experienced 70 percent year-over-year growth since 2012 by strengthening its social media advertising and creating PLAs that replicate the in-store experience for online customers.

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman Orr gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

As the bacon category leader, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.'s billion-dollar Oscar Mayer brand does not need marketing gimmicks to keep consumers coming back for more of its beloved bacon products. But, its comfortable position is not stopping the brand from pursuing its passion to delight bacon aficionados and loyal consumers with one innovation after another.

In step with its target consumer, Mike's Hard Lemonade made the decision to trade in its historically TV-dominated marketing strategy for one that's 100 percent digital in 2014. This change will give the brand the opportunity to engage with its target consumers more frequently and be part of the two-way conversation.

It's a new world full of new consumers that need and want to be served in new and different ways. CGT's publisher Albert Guffanti sits down with Mark Osborn, Global Lead Consumer Products Industry Marketing with SAP, to discuss this new landscape of opportunity for today's consumer products marketers.